This week has been focused on pre-production for episode two, and the remainder of episode one that we are yet to shoot. We have two days of shooting in the upcoming week- Monday (tomorrow) and Wednesday. The past few days have blurred in my mind, but I have put a lot of work into preparing for the shoots so they can be as seamless as possible. We have gotten really lucky, and all the actors who we needed are available for a good amount of time. This means we are shooting six scenes! I am worried about getting it all done, but I know if it came to it we could push some scenes onto the Wednesday shoot.
Preparation that Bridie (producer) and I have done thus far include the call sheet, organising catering, researching any filming permits we may need, corresponding with the actors, and helping Matilda (director), Gianella (DOP) and Eve (Camera/second AD/all-rounder) work out a rough storyboard and shot list. This part was actually pretty fun as I had not helped with the “creative” side of pre-production yet, and we were working on one of the funnier scenes (Duncan showing Liz down the hallway in ep1) from the episode- in my opinion.
It was disappointing that a lot of our crew couldn’t make it on Friday (our second session of pre-production- and also our last ‘class’), but it also worked having fewer people there to make decisions more efficiently. I’ve put a lot of work into preparing for tomorrow and Wednesday and I’m excited to see how it all works out.